to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
reason; logic; method; system; order
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
outside the country; abroad
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
man of the future; Homo futurus
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
what sort of; what kind of; what way
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
moving about; stirring about
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)